- Date
- July 31, 1986, 17:59 local (23:59 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3809RCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860731070779A
- Case key
- 17023
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - high windFactor
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Analysis
While taxiing for takeoff in strong gusty wind conditions the aircraft was blown into an inverted position on the taxiway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3809R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17255309
- Airframe hours
- 3,037
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harry Bush
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 25, 1985 · 118 hours before
- Destination
- LAM · Los Alamos, NM
- Airport
- ABQ · Albuquerque
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 126 total · 126 in this make and model · 61 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 21 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3809R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.